3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (182+ words) The charge rises to US$3,800 for reefer, special and dangerous-goods containers. The company said in an advisory that a further US$1,000 per container will apply to vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Maersk said the emergency freight rate will cover…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (365+ words) A temperature rise has been detected on the decks of the fire-damaged Ro-Ro vessel Min Jiang Kou during salvage operations in Panamanian waters. The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel entered Panamanian waters after a fire broke…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (394+ words) China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO has denied US allegations that its vessels were used to collect intelligence for Beijing, calling the claims “totally unfounded” and false. The denial follows a Reuters report citing two senior Trump administration officials. They alleged…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (399+ words) A new 48-hour warning strike is disrupting operations at German seaports this week, while dockworkers in the Netherlands are preparing to strike on 4 September. The actions add to a growing wave of industrial unrest across major North European ports. In…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (315+ words) Six crew members are missing after a tugboat capsized and sank while assisting an MSC container ship off Busan, South Korea. The 286-tonne tug TNS Catcher overturned at around 1.29 pm on 2 September, about 9km east of Oryukdo, according to the Busan…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (399+ words) Finnish charging technology company Kempower has signed a framework agreement with DP World to roll out electric-vehicle charging infrastructure across the terminal operator’s Canadian network. DP World operates five port terminals in Canada, at Vancouver, Fraser Surrey, Nanaimo, Prince Rupert…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (546+ words) China’s state-owned shipping group COSCO has used concealed equipment on its vessels to collect military communications near the coastlines of target countries, including the US, according to two senior Trump administration officials cited by Reuters. The officials, who spoke anonymously,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (351+ words) CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal has become the latest Persian Gulf container facility to report a sharp fall in volumes as disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continues to reshape regional cargo flows. The result adds to a growing…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (269+ words) Containers collapsed onto a truck during yard operations at the Tecon Suape container terminal in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the early hours of 27 August. The incident occurred at around 3 am while the terminal was carrying out routine yard operations. Several reefer…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (223+ words) Klaus-Michael Kühne, the long-standing leader and honorary chairman of Kuehne+Nagel, has died aged 89. The logistics company said he passed away overnight in Schindellegi, Switzerland. During his career, Kühne helped shape Kuehne+Nagel’s international expansion and was a prominent figure…...